QUINCY, Ill. (March 4, 2013) — United Steelworkers (USW) locals at Titan International Inc. plants in Des Moines, Iowa, Bryan, Ohio, and Freeport, Ill., have delayed voting on a proposed new labor contract until March 15, according to Titan.
Originally scheduled for a vote today, vote on the proposed contract was pushed back to March 15 due to weather and schedule considerations, Titan said in a press release. The union has slated informational meetings next week at two of the plants, with the third plant having meetings the following week.
Titan and the union have been negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement since September last year, Chairman Maurice Taylor Jr. told financial analysts in a conference call Feb. 26. He said Titan believes this proposed contract "is fair to our employees and the company."
Titan is a holding company that owns subsidiaries supplying wheels, tires, assemblies and undercarriage products for off-highway equipment used in agricultural, earthmoving/construction and consumer applications.